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Decorating Idea: The Designs of Coralie Bickford Smith

Last year, when I started my house decorating journey, I decided that I was only going to display hardcover books on my shelves. As I was shopping at Anthropologie, I noticed the most gorgeous collection of classic clothbound books. I had to have them- all of them! When I got home I searched for more information about them, and I discovered that they are all designed by Coralie Bickford Smith, the senior cover designer at Penguin Books. The London-based designer chose Victorian-style clothbinding with stamped patterns dealing with the book’s theme (Waves for Homer’s Odyssey, Flamingoes for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass).

Looking for some design ideas for creating a striking home library? The ideas below combine the Penguin Classics with vintage-inspired and whimsically modern accessories for a fab library. Have pics of your fab library? Share them here!